Denisa Křížová (born 3 November 1994) is a Czech ice hockey player for the Minnesota Frost of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) and a member of the Czech Republic women's national ice hockey team.
| Denisa Křížová | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Křížová with PWHL Minnesota in 2024 | |||
| Born |
3 November 1994 Horní Cerekev, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb; 9 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| PWHL team Former teams |
Minnesota Frost Minnesota Whitecaps Brynäs IF Dam Boston Pride Northeastern Huskies HC Slavia Praha | ||
| National team |
 Czech Republic | ||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
Ice hockey career
editAcross four years of college ice hockey with the Northeastern Huskies women's ice hockey program, Křížová put up 169 points in 143 games, the sixth-highest scorer in the university's history.[1]
Křížová became the first player born in the Czech Republic to be drafted into the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL; renamed PHF in 2021) when the Connecticut Whale selected her with the thirteenth pick overall in the 2017 NWHL Draft.[2] She signed her first professional contract with the Boston Pride on 2 August 2018.[3][4]
After only one year with the Pride, she returned to Europe to play with Brynäs IF Dam in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL).[5] She scored 47 points in 34 games in her first season with the team, good for seventh in league scoring.
Křížová returned to the PHF in 2022 to play one season with the Minnesota Whitecaps.[6]
She was drafted in the eighth round of the 2023 PWHL Draft by PWHL Minnesota.[7] During the 2023–24 season, she recorded three goals and three assists in 24 regular season games. During the playoffs she recorded two goals in ten games, and helped Minnesota win the inaugural Walter Cup.[8][9] On June 21, 2024, Minnesota re-signed Křížová to a one-year contract for the 2024–25 season.[10]
International play
editAs a junior player with the Czech national under-18 team, Křížová participated in IIHF U18 Women's World Championships in 2010, 2011 and 2012.
With the senior national team, she represented the Czech Republic in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing and at the IIHF World Women's Championship Top Division tournaments in 2013, 2016, 2017, 2019, and 2021; the Division I Group A tournaments in 2012, 2014, and 2015; and the Division II tournament in 2011.[11][12][13]
Ball hockey career
editKřížová is also an elite ball hockey player and has represented the Czech Republic at the Ball Hockey World Championship for more than a decade, winning a gold medal in 2017, silver in 2022, and bronze medals in 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2019.[14][15][16][17][18] She was named Best Forward of the tournament in 2017 and was selected to the All Star team in 2019 after leading all players in scoring.[19]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2014–15 | Northeastern University | NCAA | 33 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Northeastern University | NCAA | 37 | 20 | 39 | 59 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Northeastern University | NCAA | 33 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Northeastern University | NCAA | 37 | 20 | 39 | 59 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Boston Pride | NWHL | 16 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Brynäs IF | SDHL | 34 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | Brynäs IF | SDHL | 36 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 | ||
| 2021–22 | Brynäs IF | SDHL | 36 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | Minnesota Whitecaps | PHF | 24 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | PWHL Minnesota | PWHL | 24 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| SDHL totals | 106 | 56 | 72 | 128 | 64 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 18 | ||||
| PHF totals | 24 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| PWHL totals | 24 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Czechia | WC | 
|
7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Czechia | WC |
|
7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |
| Senior totals | 14 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | ||||
Awards and honors
edit- 2017 Ball Hockey World Championship Best Forward[19]
- 2019 Ball Hockey World Championship Scoring Champion
- 2019 Ball Hockey World Championship Tournament All-Star Team
- 2023 Premier Hockey Federation Foundation Award [20]
References
edit- ^ Barbito, Joe (5 September 2017). "Women's Hockey Top 25 Under 25: Number 25 – Denisa Krizova". The Ice Garden. Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Three Huskies selected in 2017 NWHL Draft". NWHL. 17 August 2017. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ Press Release (2 August 2018). "Czech National Team, Northeastern Star Joins Pride for NWHL Season 4". NWHL. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ Oliver, Nathaniel (3 August 2018). "Pride Sign Czech Scoring Machine Křížová". The Hockey Writers. Archived from the original on 17 August 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ Karlsson, Måns (26 February 2020). "En tjeckisk snajper – som ger Brynäs guldhopp". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 17 August 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ Murphy, Mike (16 October 2022). "2022–23 PHF Season Preview: Minnesota Whitecaps". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ Wegman, Josh (18 September 2023). "PWHL Draft results: Minnesota takes Heise with top pick". theScore. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ Blount, Rachel (29 May 2024). "PWHL Minnesota lifts Walter Cup as league's first champion with Game 5 win over Boston". Star Tribune. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ Salvian, Hailey (29 May 2024). "PWHL Minnesota wins first-ever Walter Cup championship". The Athletic. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "PWHL Minnesota Re-Signs Cava, Křížová, Schepers". thepwhl.com. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "2016 World Championship roster" (PDF). IIHF. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ Oliver, Nathaniel (24 August 2017). "First Czech of the NWHL – Denisa Krizova". The Hockey Writers. Archived from the original on 17 August 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "2019 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Team Roster: CZE – Czech Republic" (PDF). IIHF. 3 April 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Majstrovstvá sveta 2011 v hokejbale – Ženy, A kategória – Hokejová reprezentácia: Česko". Bratislava2011.com (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "ISBHF 2013 World Street & Ball Hockey Championships – ISBHF Women's WC – Czech Republic Roster". Goalline.ca. Archived from the original on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "Streethockey World Championship Zug 2015 – Game Protocol: CAN 5 – 1 CZE". Zug2015.com. Archived from the original on 1 May 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "Hokejbalové Mistrovství Sveta Pardubice 2017 » Women » Rosters". Pardubice2017.com. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "2019 Ball Hockey World Championship » Women » Rosters". Kosice2019.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ a b Kratochvíl, Marek (10 June 2017). "All-stars and individual awards of the 2017 World Championship". Pardubice2017.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ Krotz, Paul (4 May 2023). "PHF ANNOUNCES 2022–23 FOUNDATION AWARD RECIPIENTS". Premier Hockey Federation. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com
- Denisa Křížová at Olympedia (archive)
